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University of Colorado Boulder

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**Summary**

**Job Summary**

The Sustainability Research Initiative (SRI) is looking for an Operations & Events Coordinator to serve as the central operations and events lead for our initiative. This role is for a motivated person who can manage and pivot between back-end financial administration and front-facing event production. We need someone to track projects and organize SRI events, while simultaneously building the logistical and communicative bridges that connect our researchers to each other, the Boulder community, and beyond. This role offers the opportunity to be the operational lead for a growing initiative that values epistemic humility, systems thinking, and genuine community impact.

CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

**Who We Are**

The SRI at the University of Colorado Boulder was established in 2025 to harness the collective expertise of the university's diverse academic community and address pressing sustainability issues in Colorado and across the nation. CU Boulder is uniquely positioned to be a sustainability research leader, with relevant expertise across many disciplines and a strong innovation pipeline.

**Responsibilities**

**What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be**

**Event Production & Logistics**

End-to-End Planning: Lead planning for SRI programming, including the “Sustainability on Tap” series, SRI Fellowship meetings, and the inaugural Sustainability Research Summit slated for fall 2026.

- Workshop & Webinar Management: Coordinate and schedule events (e.g., workshops, seminars, grant planning meetings), manage venues, virtual platforms, catering, and guest speaker travel/honorariums.

- Retreat Facilitation: Plan and implement off-site retreats for staff, advisors, and fellows, managing everything from location scouting to internal communication and agenda support.

**Community Engagement & Communications**

- Outreach & Partnerships: Act as the primary contact for external communications, including with event venues and community partners. Provide logistical support for campus and community members interested in collaborating with SRI.

- Strategic Communications: Build SRI’s communication capacity by ensuring our research and events are effectively promoted to the campus and the broader community.

- Speaker Coordination: Manage a diverse range of speakers, being responsible for the administrative lifecycle, from initial invitation and gathering information about speakers to contracts and honorarium processing.

**Financial & Administrative Operations**

- Expense & Procurement Management: Manage the SRI procurement card; draft, submit, and validate expense reports while ensuring strict compliance with CU Boulder financial policies.

- Financial Tracking: Maintain detailed logs of initiative spending and reconcile budgets against outcomes to ensure fiscal responsibility and transparency.

**Impact Tracking**

- Data Collaboration: Work with the SRI Analyst to maintain and analyze event metrics, including attendance trends, venue capacity, and participant satisfaction to inform future strategic decisions.

**What You Should Know**

- The work schedule will consist of traditional business hours (8:00am-5:00pm on weekdays), with occasional requests for evening and/or weekend event staffing.

- This position offers a hybrid format with some in-person and some remote work as prioritized by the business needs of the office.

**What We Can Offer**

The annual hiring range for this position is $60,000-$75,000.

**Benefits**

At the University of Colorado Boulder , we are committed to supporting the holistic health and well-being of our employees. Our comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, and retirement plans; generous paid time off; tuition assistance for you and your dependents; and an ECO Pass for local transit. As one of Boulder County’s largest employers, CU Boulder offers an inspiring academic community and access to world-class outdoor recreation. Explore additional perks and programs through the CU Advantage program.

**Be Statements**

Be ambitious. Be groundbreaking. Be Boulder.

**What We Require**

- Bachelor’s degree and one year of relevant professional experience in event coordination, operations, project coordination, or administrative roles within a complex organization.

- An equivalent combination of education and experience may substitute.

**What You Will Need**

- Knowledge of event planning and logistical coordination for in‑person, virtual, and hybrid formats.

- Knowledge of administrative and financial processes in a regulated environment.

- Knowledge of standard office software and tools, including calendaring, spreadsheets, and virtual meeting platforms.

- Strong organizational and project management skills.

- Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and professionally in both written and verbal formats.

- Effective time‑management skills with the ability to prioritize competing demands.

- Skill in maintaining accurate records and documentation.

- Customer‑service and relationship‑management skills when working with internal and external partners.

- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet timelines.

- Ability to balance meticulous administrative work with front‑facing event and coordination responsibilities.

- Ability to work collaboratively with faculty, staff, students, and community partners.

- Ability to exercise sound judgment, discretion, and professionalism.

- Ability to adapt to changing priorities in a growing initiative and operate effectively in ambiguous situations.

**What We Would Like You To Have**

- Experience working in a higher education, research, nonprofit, or public‑sector environment.

- Experience coordinating events or programs requiring logistical planning, scheduling, and collaboration across multiple collaborators and supporting events of varying scale, including workshops, retreats, or symposia with 50+ participants.

- Experience supporting financial or administrative processes such as procurement, expense tracking, or budget reconciliation.

- Familiarity with CU Boulder policies, systems, or tools related to finance, procurement, event planning, or communications.

- Experience coordinating external speakers, including travel, contracts, and honoraria.

- Demonstrated interest in or exposure to sustainability, interdisciplinary research, or community‑engaged initiatives.

- Experience tracking or supporting analysis of program or event metrics.

**Special Instructions**

**To Apply, Please Submit The Following Materials**

- A current resume.

- A cover letter. Please share a 1-page cover letter highlighting your interest in working with the Sustainability Research Initiative (SRI) as well as your experience with events logistics, project management, and communications.

We may request references at a later time.

Please apply by 6/1/26 for consideration.

Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, please apply through CU Boulder Jobs.

In compliance with the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, in any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Operations & Events Coordinator, Sustainability Research Initiative (SRI)

**Summary**

**Job Summary**

The Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering welcomes applications for a Financial Professional! This role is an integral part of the financial administration team for the department. Reporting to the Financial Manager, this position is primarily responsible for providing financial management and faculty support including contract and grant management, accounting and finance, procurement, and travel and expense reimbursement. This position communicates rules, provides training, corrects transactions and ensures completion of financial records. Work includes assessing the efficiency of departmental reporting and tracking procedures and recommends revisions as necessary. In addition, this position will provide supplemental support for the department.

CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

**Who We Are**

The Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering is pioneering scientific breakthroughs, launching innovative technologies and educating creative engineers that will solve today's societal challenges by improving human health, enabling security and promoting sustainability.

**Contracts And Grant Management**

**What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be**

- Performs project budget oversight including monitoring, tracking and/or reconciling transactions, projections, variances and payroll funding distributions; preparing and submitting budget revisions and funding updates; providing financial spreadsheets, summaries and reports; and meets regularly with the Principal Investigator and/or Financial Manager.

- Provides proposal and award advisement including assisting with preparation of budgets and narratives for grant applications, resource and fund management; and offers procedural and regulatory advisement in alignment with sponsor, Federal, State, and university requirements to ensure compliance.

- Performs post-award tasks including purchasing goods and services; creating subcontract standing purchase orders; monitoring project end dates; requesting extensions and supplemental funding as needed; requesting additional speedtypes and allocating the appropriate budget; and aiding in the award closeout process.

- Reviews awards terms and conditions to create spreadsheet to track reporting timelines for financial management. Communicates all timelines and award conditions with each PI and ensures all reporting timelines are met.

- Manages and maintains complete regulatory files, including approval and sponsor correspondence.

- Assists with sponsored project close out procedures; removes unallowable charges from projects; ensures projects have posted for close out; reviews closing projects 90, 60 and 30 days prior to project end date and to complete close out tasks recommended by University Controller’s Office.

- Ensures sponsored project charges are allowable, applicable, and allocable to the project based on the Code of Federal Regulations Uniform Guidance (UG) and University Department policies and procedures, under the direction of the Finance Manager.

- Works cooperatively with Principal Investigator (PI) and departmental staff, as well as other campus departments and personnel (such as Campus Controllers Office (CCO), Office of Grants and Contracts (OCG), and Procurement Service Center (PSC).

- Participates in training in the area of business practices, university, and state regulations, and the use of data processing systems, as assigned.

- Creates department tools and resources to assist faculty and staff to streamline project management.

- Provides additional contract and grant management support to Mechanical Engineering faculty as needed.

**Accounting And Finance Administration**

- Performs standard accounting functions to support budget, accounts payable, accounts receivable, procurement, and travel and expense reimbursement activities including preparation of journal entries; verification of accounting codes and fund assignments; month-end, quarter-end and year-end closes; reconciliations and audits; data collection, analysis and retention; reporting and records management.

- Conducts research and provides resolution to complex accounting problems, including investigation and analysis of data to ensure accuracy and completeness and performs corrective actions.

- Ensures fiscal operations in accordance with Federal, State, and university fiscal policies and procedures.

- Supports the design of projections in such a way as to simulate an impact of different variables on the budget.

- Helps monitor position data for department personnel (i.e. faculty, researchers, graduate students, and undergraduate students).

- Processes payroll expense transfers and funding distribution changes.

- Works closely with PIs on internal and external sales activities. Helps with invoicing customers.

- Collects appointment information for graduate students (academic year and summer) and faculty research summer salary for processing.

- Identifies speedtypes for FedEx shipments and connects with Accounting and Business Services in order to resolve billing issues.

- Receives, completes, and logs cash deposit forms, obtains necessary information and takes the deposits to the cashier’s office.

- Provides accounting and finance support to department as needed.

**Travel And Expense Reimbursement**

- Prepares, reconciles and submits travel expense reimbursement reports which involves gathering and ensuring appropriate receipts and documentation are included as well as ensuring expenses are allocated to appropriate accounts.

- Coordinates event registrations and logistics, which could include booking airfare, hotel, transportation, etc.

- Collects travel authorization forms and submits them to Finance Manager for approval prior to department personnel travel.

- Obtains receipts and documentation, prepares and submits non-employee travel reports.

- Provides information and the process to department personnel in order to apply for a travel card. Collects, closes, and destroys travel cards upon employee termination.

- Provides travel and expense reimbursement support to department as needed.

**Procurement**

- Purchases goods and services including performing research to ensure costs for goods and services are reasonable, appropriate, allocable and within compliance; coordinates the issuance of purchase orders and gathers all documentation needed for processing; processes payments using procurement card, purchase orders, or payment vouchers; and tracks and verifies delivery of goods and services.

- Provides clear and concise business purposes for each expense; have a basic understanding of the types of costs that are allowable on a sponsored project; verify that adequate budget is available in the speedtypes being charged before completing a report; notify the employee to review and submit.

- Requests Marketplace Shopper access for department personnel.

- Monitors and processes Honorariums, Scope of Work (SOW), and Visa fees routed through the department.

- Sends equipment requisitions to Senior Financial Professional for logging and tracking.

- Monitors and reconciles procurement card expenses, ensuring appropriate receipts and documentation are provided and participates in the preparation of reports.

- Provides procurement support to department as needed.

**Other Department Financial Duties**

- Develops ways to improve the efficiency of data collected through systems and subsystems. Assists the Finance Manager in the creation, review and maintenance of department finance policy and procedures.

- Works with the finance team and department HR Professional to help with hiring, supervising, and onboarding of student assistants.

- Assists with supervising student assistants by coaching, conducts training, and provides day-to-day management of professional development and feedback; approves bi-weekly timesheets and any disciplinary action as needed.

- Participates in professional development activities.

- Helps cover tasks done by other team members when those team members are out of the office.

**What You Should Know**

This position may be eligible for a hybrid work modality, consistent with the College of Engineering and Applied Science Hybrid Work Policy .

**What We Can Offer**

The annual hiring range for this position is $60,000-$62,700. Relocation assistance is available within department guidelines.

**Benefits**

At the University of Colorado Boulder , we are committed to supporting the holistic health and well-being of our employees. Our comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, and retirement plans; generous paid time off; tuition assistance for you and your dependents; and an ECO Pass for local transit. As one of Boulder County’s largest employers, CU Boulder offers an inspiring academic community and access to world-class outdoor recreation. Explore additional perks and programs through the CU Advantage program.

**Be Statements**

Be resourceful. Be impactful. Be Boulder.

**What We Require**

- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business or related field from an accredited university and 1+ years of related experience.

- An equivalent combination of education and experience may substitute.

**What You Will Need**

- Effectiveness in written and verbal communications, collaboration and problem solving.

- Understanding and application of internal control principles.

- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (particularly Word and Excel) and databases.

- Organizational skills and attention to detail. Ability to thrive independently as well as on a team.

- Understanding and application of internal accounting control principles, as well as generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

- Ability to build and maintain effective and trusting working relationships with faculty, administrators, and staff.

- Sensitivity to and appreciation of cultural, political and geographical differences, with the ability to work well with faculty, staff and students from around the world.

**What We Would Like You To Have**

- Two years of progressively responsible experience in accounting, finance, and/or business administration in a complex environment that includes budgetary responsibilities.

- Knowledge of administrative, budgetary, and fiscal principles and practices in a higher education environment, including budgeting and fund accounting.

- Solid understanding of accounting and budgeting in all funds (general, auxiliary, gift, grant, and plant).

- Working knowledge of PeopleSoft Finance and HR, and Cognos Reporting, or similar finance and HR systems.

**Special Instructions**

**To Apply, Please Submit The Following Materials**

- A current resume.

- A cover letter that specifically tells us how your background and experience align with the requirements, qualifications, and responsibilities of the position.

We may request references at a later time.

Please apply by **June 9, 2026 **for consideration.

Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, please apply through CU Boulder Jobs .

In compliance with the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, in any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Financial Professional (General and Sponsored Projects)

**Summary**

**Job Summary**

The **Office of Information Technology **at CU Boulder invites applications for a **Network Operations Center Analyst **! This position will join the Operations unit in OIT and with guidance from senior level staff, this position will determine, maintain and expand switching structure including wireless access points, implement new designs of the network infrastructure, and provide operational support for the existing network infrastructure, installation/support for VoIP and analog services and cable TV services. The person who fills this position must be able to work outside normal business hours, participate in an on-call rotation and drive a university vehicle.

CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

**Vision**

**Who We Are**

- OIT will be valued by campus as a strategic, inclusive and innovative partner in advancing learning and discovery in order to enable CU Boulder to be an outstanding public university.

**Mission**

- OIT enables campus priorities by providing high-value IT services and solutions.

**Values**

- Trust, as a foundation for how we engage with one another and with campus partners, along with

- Curiosity in how to better support the campus and our partner’s while

- Encouraging empowerment and authentic engagement among ourselves and

- Celebrating a culture that promotes a sense of belonging while acknowledging that each person is unique and valued.

**Strategy**

- OIT will advance learning and discovery by delivering high-value reliable IT services and solutions that:

- Provide a fluid and adaptable academic and student experience

- Enable research competitiveness and

- Deliver core infrastructure and enterprise IT services for business efficiency.

**Responsibilities**

**What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be**

**Network Hardware Installation and Configuration:**

- Under the guidance of Senior staff, install and configure campus-wide network switches and wireless network equipment, which requires use of a university vehicle and the ability to distinguish between colors. This requires knowledge of and the ability to navigate coding and command lines necessary to access the switches, routers, voice media packs, and access point configurations.

- Engage in deployment and testing of switches and Wi-Fi Access Points (AP), and UPS systems.

- Document configuration and implementation plans, and troubleshoot installation and configuration issues using networking professional standards.

- Determine appropriate switch and AP configurations.

**Troubleshooting And Customer Service**

- Review, process, and complete routine customer Help Desk requests and issues. In many cases this will require onsite customer meetings and testing on site for wired, and wireless, VoIP, analog, and coax connectivity. This entails understanding client devices/applications, understanding correct communications between the device and the Wi-Fi services/network jacks, and ability to make suggestions for customer device resolution.

- Complex requests will require collaboration/escalation to senior staff members. Requests must be processed in a timely manner and interaction with customers requires professional attitude and ability to translate technical information into easy to understand terms.

**Existing Network Component Monitoring, Repair And Upgrade**

- Respond to switch and Access Point outages related to operating systems, configuration software, inter-connectivity issues and to customer trouble reports related to switch port and Wi-Fi issues involving security, configuration, rogue DHCP, and connectivity issues.

- Troubleshoot the layer1/layer 2 network connectivity, O/S, switch, port, AP configuration/s.

- Collaborate with the senior engineer to facilitate department guidelines for troubleshooting-related issues and in determining the source of the failure, if the repair can be resolved, and if device replacement is the appropriate solution.

**Installation And Repair Of Network Connections**

- Data, voice, and coax activations and repairs including changing the switch port parameters to meet the needs of the installation and performing diagnostics of the port problems on edge switches and wiring from switches to jacks.

- Update work order and database information upon completion of order and facilitate switch port configuration in response to new service or change requests.

- Determine the correct subnet information for port configurations.

**Professional Development**

- Augment skills with a training/conference that will help develop you on a professional level and increase your knowledge about new technologies.

**Other Duties**

- As defined by management requirements to meet changing/project network services.

**What You Should Know**

- This position is in a hybrid work situation, working primarily on site, 4 days per week. During the training period, this role will be fully on-site.

- Occasional need for out of hours work related to a service incident on campus and/or special events staffing.

- Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

**What We Can Offer**

The annual hiring range for this full-time position is $58,000 - $63,880.

**Benefits**

At the University of Colorado Boulder , we are committed to supporting the holistic health and well-being of our employees. Our comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, and retirement plans; generous paid time off; tuition assistance for you and your dependents; and an ECO Pass for local transit. As one of Boulder County’s largest employers, CU Boulder offers an inspiring academic community and access to world-class outdoor recreation. Explore additional perks and programs through the CU Advantage program.

**Be Statements**

Be adaptable. Be excited. Be Boulder.

**What We Require**

- Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, engineering or a related field. Relevant work experience as listed below may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the degree.

- Functional knowledge of Networking switches, wireless access points, UPS systems, and monitoring tools.

- Must have a valid U.S. Driver’s License.

**What You Will Need**

- Demonstrated ability to provide exceptional customer service.

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

- Strong listening skills.

**What We Would Like You To Have**

- One year of experience:

- With Network monitoring and alerting using industry standard tools such as SolarWinds, Nagios, or similar.

- Related to the configuration, deployment, and testing of network switches.

- Familiarity with CU-Boulder campus buildings.

- Experience with developing and working with Excel spreadsheets.

**Special Instructions**

**To Apply, Please Submit The Following Materials**

- A current resume.

- A cover letter that specifically tells us how your background and experience align with the requirements, qualifications, and responsibilities of the position.

We may request references at a later time.

Please apply by **June 7th, 2026 ** for consideration.

Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, please apply through CU Boulder Jobs .

In compliance with the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, in any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Network Operations Center Analyst

**Summary**

**Job Summary**

TheproposedworkwillbeperformedwithintheQuantumNanophotonicsandFaintPhotonicsgroupswithinthe Applied Physics Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Boulder, CO, USA. Primary duties consist of analyzing and improving the performance of superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs). This task involvesbothnanofabricationinaspecializedcleanroomfacility,aswellasdevicetestingandcharacterizationinanoptics setup. The research requires the development of novel materials and SNSPD device designs to combine multiple performance metrics into single devices such as systemefficiency, maximum count rate, and photon number resolution. These optimizedSNSPDswillbeusedtoimprovethroughputandconfidencethresholdsinquantumnetworkingandother quantumexperimentsperformedatNIST.AdditionalresponsibilitiesincludetheapplicationofSNSPDsintoneweravenues including ion detection in mass spectrometers, and quantum-state imaging. Contribution to various international partnershipsandcollaborationsinvolvingSNSPDs,aswellaswritinggrantproposalstobringinsourcesofexternalfunding will also be required. The candidate will be responsible for supervision and mentorship of at least one graduate student or postdoctoral student.

This position is part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Professional Research Experience (PREP) program. NIST recognizesthatitsresearchstaffmaywishtocollaboratewithresearchersatacademicinstitutionsonspecificprojectsof mutual interest, thus requires that such institutions must be the recipient of a PREP award. The PREP program requires staff from a wide range of backgrounds to work on scientific research in many areas. Employees in this position will perform technical work that underpins the scientific research of the collaboration.

CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

**Who We Are**

PREP is a special partnership between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado Boulder. PREP provides research opportunities to CU undergraduate and graduate students, as well as researchers with a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in NIST labs to gain research experience alongside NIST scientists.

The particular group that needs a researcher is the Faint Photonics Group at NIST.

**Responsibilities**

**What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be**

- Design and fabricate new SNSPD architectures to surpass the 98% efficiency threshold and increase maximum count rate above 10 MHz.

- Test SNSPD devices using cryogenic systems and contribute to maintenance and operation of those systems.

- Contribute to domestic and international collaborations with groups working on SNSPDs.

- Write grant proposals.

- Train and mentor one or more graduate students or postdocs.

- Support experiments involving random number generation, Bell tests, distributed entanglement by applying SNSPDs.

- Publish results in peer-reviewed journals.

- Present results at conferences.

**What You Should Know**

This position requires the successful completion of an NAIS agreement and federal security clearance as mandated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Employment is contingent upon approval of these requirements as determined by NIST.

-  Anticipated start date is August 16, 2026.

-  Anticipated end date is September 30, 2027.

**Privacy Act Statement ****Authority: ** 15 U.S.C.

- 278g-1(e)(1) and (e)(3) and 15 U.S.C.

- 272(b) and (c)

**Purpose: **The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) hosts the Professional Research Experience Program(PREP) whichisdesignedtoprovidevaluablelaboratoryexperienceandfinancialassistancetoundergraduates, post-bachelor’s degree holders, graduate students, master’s degree holders, postdocs, and faculty.

PREP is a 5-year cooperative agreement between NIST laboratories and participating PREP Universities to establish a collaborative research relationship between NIST and U.S. institutions of higher education in the following disciplines including (but may not be limited to) biochemistry, biological sciences, chemistry, computer science, engineering, electronics,materialsscience,mathematics,nanoscalescience,neutronscience,physicalscience,physics,andstatistics. This collection of information is needed to facilitate administrative functions of the PREP Program.

**RoutineUses: **NISTwillusetheinformationcollectedtoperformtherequisitereviewsoftheapplicationstodetermine eligibility, and to meet programmatic requirements. Disclosure of this information is also subject to all the published routine uses as identified in the Privacy Act System of Records Notices:NIST-1: NIST Associates.

**Disclosure: **Furnishingthisinformationisvoluntary.Whenyousubmittheform,you areindicatingyourvoluntary consent for NIST to use of the information you submit for the purpose stated.

**What We Can Offer**

-  The salary range for the full-time Postdoctoral Associate position is $74,000 - $108,000 annually.

-  The salary range for the full-time Research Associate position is $78,000 - $135,000 annually.

**Benefits**

At the University of Colorado Boulder , we are committed to supporting the holistic health and well-being of our employees. Our comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, and retirement plans; generous paid time off; tuition assistance for you and your dependents; and an ECO Pass for local transit. As one of Boulder County’s largest employers, CU Boulder offers an inspiring academic community and access to world-class outdoor recreation. Explore additional perks and programs through the CU Advantage program.

**Be Statements**

Be ambitious. Be pioneering. Be Boulder.

**What We Require**

- Postdoctoral Associate: PhD in physics, electrical engineering, or a related field with 0 – 4 years of post-doctoral degree experience.

- Research Associate: PhD in physics, electrical engineering, or a related field with 5+ years of post-doctoral degree experience.

**What We Would Like You To Have**

- At least five (5) years of relevant post-PhD experience.

- Expertise in SNSPD design, fabrication and testing.

- Previous experience in experimental quantum optics such as entanglement generation using nonlinear optics.

- Expertise in the design and operation of cryogenic systems.

- Previous experience with vacuum and high-vacuum systems.

- Demonstrated knowledge and application of RF electronics and circuit design.

- Demonstrated record of publication in peer reviewed journals.

- Proficiency in CAD/CAM software such as Solidworks.

- Proficiency in measurement automation and data analysis programming using Python and/or Labview.

**Special Instructions**

**To Apply, Please Submit The Following Materials**

- Resume or CV

- Cover letter addressed to the Search Committee briefly describing your qualifications, professional goals, and specific interest in this position.

If you are selected as the finalist, your degree will be verified by the CU Boulder Campus Human Resources department using an approved online vendor. If your degree was obtained outside of the United States, please submit a translated version as an optional attachment.

During the application process you will need to enter contact information for a reference. We will request the letter of recommendation immediately following your application.

Review of applications will begin immediately and remain open until **June 7th, 2026.**

Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, applications must be submitted through CU Boulder Jobs.

In compliance with the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, in any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Postdoctoral Associate or Research Associate

**Summary**

**Job Summary**

Professor Samuel Greene is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate to perform atomic-scale physics-based simulations of materials for energy storage and conversion. This role will involve combining physics-based simulations with data-driven methods, including machine learning, to design new battery electrolyte materials.

CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

**Who We Are**

The Greene Group is an interdisciplinary computational materials science group in the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering at CU Boulder. We leverage tools from computational chemistry, materials science, machine learning, and applied math to address pressing challenges related to next-generation materials. Prof. Greene is committed to creating a supportive and inclusive environment in which all lab members can grow and flourish. Please visit greenematerials.com for more information.

**Responsibilities**

**What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be**

- Develop a research plan related to next-generation materials for energy storage and conversion

- Perform computational research

- Contribute to a collaborative and supportive lab environment

- Present research findings in group meetings, in peer-reviewed publications, and/or at conferences

**What We Can Offer**

The salary range for this position is $60,000 - $70,000 annually.

**Benefits**

At the University of Colorado Boulder , we are committed to supporting the holistic health and well-being of our employees. Our comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, and retirement plans; generous paid time off; tuition assistance for you and your dependents; and an ECO Pass for local transit. As one of Boulder County’s largest employers, CU Boulder offers an inspiring academic community and access to world-class outdoor recreation. Explore additional perks and programs through the CU Advantage program.

**Be Statements**

Be curious. Be game-changing. Be Boulder.

**What We Require**

- PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field

**What You Will Need**

- Experience with atomic-scale simulation methods, including density functional theory, Monte Carlo, molecular dynamics, or machine learning interatomic potentials

- Experience with Unix systems and high-performance computing resources

**Special Instructions**

To apply, please submit the following materials as individual files:

- Cover Letter.

- Resume/CV.

-  (Optional) Transcripts/Proof of PhD: If you are selected as the finalist, your degree will be verified by the CU Boulder Campus Human Resources department using an approved online vendor. If your degree was obtained outside of the United States, please submit an English-translated version (if applicable) as an Optional attachment.

During the application, process you will be asked to provide the name and email address for one reference, from whom we will request a confidential letter of recommendation immediately following the submission of your complete application.

For full consideration, please apply by **May 29, 2026 **.

Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, applications must be submitted through CU Boulder Jobs .

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Computational Materials Scientist

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